For the SEC men's basketball championship of the same year, see 2016 SEC men's basketball tournament.
College football game
2016 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
2016 SEC Championship logo.
Alabama Crimson Tide
Florida Gators
(12–0)
(8–3)
54
16
Head coach: Nick Saban
Head coach: Jim McElwain
AP
Coaches
CFP
1
1
1
AP
Coaches
CFP
15
16
15
1
2
3
4
Total
Alabama
16
17
7
14
54
Florida
9
7
0
0
16
Date
December 3, 2016
Season
2016
Stadium
Georgia Dome
Location
Atlanta, Georgia
MVP
Reuben Foster
Favorite
Alabama by 24
Referee
Matt Loeffler[1]
Halftime show
Dr Pepper Tuition Givaway
Attendance
74,632[1]
United States TV coverage
Network
CBS, Westwood One, SEC Radio
Announcers
Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), and Allie LaForce (sidelines) (CBS) Brandon Gaudin, Derek Rackley, and Ross Tucker (Westwood One) Dave Neal, Dave Archer, and Dave Baker (SEC Radio)
SEC Championship Game
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2016 Southeastern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
No. 14 Florida x
6
–
2
9
–
4
No. 22 Tennessee
4
–
4
9
–
4
Georgia
4
–
4
8
–
5
Kentucky
4
–
4
7
–
6
South Carolina
3
–
5
6
–
7
Vanderbilt
3
–
5
6
–
7
Missouri*
2
–
6
4
–
8
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^
8
–
0
14
–
1
No. 24 Auburn
5
–
3
8
–
5
No. 13 LSU
5
–
3
8
–
4
Texas A&M
4
–
4
8
–
5
Arkansas
3
–
5
7
–
6
Mississippi State
3
–
5
6
–
7
Ole Miss*
2
–
6
5
–
7
Championship: Alabama 54, Florida 16
^ – College Football Playoff participant
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
* Ole Miss and Missouri vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2016 SEC Championship Game was played on Saturday, December 3, 2016, in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, and determined the 2016 football champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game was played between the Eastern Division champion, Gators, and Western Division champion Alabama. The Eastern Division team was the designated home team, and the game was broadcast nationally by CBS for the 16th consecutive year.[2] This was the final SEC Championship Game in the Georgia Dome, which was demolished on November 20, 2017, after its successor, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, opened on August 26 of the same year. The title game moved to the new stadium and will remain there through at least 2027.[3]
Alabama earned a berth in the SEC Championship on November 12 after clinching the SEC West.
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^"2016 SEC On CBS football schedule announced". FBS Schedule.
^"SEC Championship Game to remain in Atlanta until 2027". ESPN. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
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